A gold mine in Zimbabwe has turned its former dumpsite into a solar station, generating all the energy it needs for operations at the mine and releasing excess energy into the national grid.…
Mass electrification of light transport, buildings, and support for electrification of industrial processes will be essential, according to a new 2050 scenario.
Electrification can reduce energy…
The EU is looking to front-load massive anticipatory investments into its energy infrastructure, shifting risk from industry to consumers and risking a landscape with unneeded or under-used pylons.
After losing Angola and other key players, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has set its eyes on Namibia for possible membership after a significant amount of oil was…
Floods have killed 58 people in Tanzania over the last two weeks, spurring the East African country to seek an answer in major infrastructure projects.
The government announced the death toll late…
Last month brought grim news: The Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral system in the world, is experiencing its fifth mass bleaching event in the past eight years. Unfortunately, it’s far from alone…
Global heating has pushed the world’s coral reefs to a fourth planet-wide mass bleaching event that is on track to be the most extensive on record, US government scientists have confirmed.
Some 54%…
A climate-disrupted ocean is pushing sharks, rays and other species to flee ever-hotter water in the tropics, only for them to be killed by increasingly intense upwells of cold water from the depths…
In Cape Verde, special-purpose company Cabeolica has obtained the go-ahead from the authorities to expand its wind energy production capacity on the island of Santiago. The company will also invest…
Removing the obstacles to access to agricultural finance. This is the aim of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Bank of Kigali, which recently signed a €100 million partnership to facilitate the…
This is a first for South Africa. Since 10 April 2024, a plant has been treating leachate and wastewater in Delmas, a town in the province of Mpumalanga. The plant, which required an investment of…
According to a recent MarketsandMarkets™ report, the global waste management market reached $1219.6 billion in 2024 and could grow to $1598.1 billion by 2029. While this investment is proof that this…
A recent study published in the journal Nature on 10 April 2024 provides encouraging news for biodiversity conservation in the Congo Basin. Led by Utrecht University in the Netherlands, with the…
The World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) opened yesterday, 15 April 2024, in Brussels, Belgium. Over four days in the European capital, the event brings together players from all sectors of the…
In Togo, the financing gap for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) run by women is in the region of 45 million dollars, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB). Through its AFAWA…
In the Western Cape province of South Africa, Distributed Power Africa (DPA) is starting work on a 12 MWp photovoltaic solar power plant. It will supply clean electricity to the Africa Data Centres (…
Lagos is one of the most waste-polluted cities in Nigeria and Africa, with more than 13,000 tonnes of solid waste produced every day. The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) is launching a month…
At a time when the energy transition is in full swing in South Africa, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has granted a $300 million loan to the local subsidiary of the Standard Bank group.…